Thompson Fire blows up this afternoon

After a quiet morning, the Thompson Fire blew up spectacularly this afternoon, starting at about 1:00 pm. Bill Fordyce took the following photo sequence from the Scalplock Mountain Lookout that illustrates just how quickly the blaze increased in strength. Check the times in the photo captions. The whole sequence takes only about an hour.

Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 - 105pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 – 105pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 - 117pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 – 117pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 - 136pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 – 136pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 - 208pm
Thompson Fire from Scalplock LO, Aug 11, 2015 – 208pm